Excerpt from Research on Utilization of Sugar Beets: A Summary of Progress, 1949/1960 Early researches, published in 1953 and 1954, demonstrated that the presence Of lactic acid in diffusion juices was due to bacterial fer mentation of sugar occurring mainly in the diffusion batteries (41, This finding focused attention on the need for critical investigation Of all the Operating variables in each unit process. The sugar beet indus try was favorably impressed with the results Of this type Of work and in 1954, under the terms Of a Cooperative Agreement, the Beet Sugar Development Foundation made available $45, 000 for use in equipping a sugar beet processing laboratory located in the Western Utilization Re search and Development Division. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.